More and more injuries related to cell phone use

A new study reveals that the number of people who get hurt using their cell phones is increasing year by year, and that it is especially the arrival of smart devices that has caused a considerable increase in this type...

Indoor plants do not really purify the air

It would take between 100 and 1000 plants per square meter of floor space to compete with the purification capacity of a building's air treatment system or even a few windows open in a home, say US scientists. Dr. Michael...

Four in five teens do not exercise enough: WHO

Some 81 per cent of students aged 11 to 17 around the world have low levels of physical activity, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study. This is the most ambitious study to date, covering 1.6 million young people...

Taking blood pressure drugs at night may make them more effective

Antihypertensive medications are more effective if they are taken at bedtime rather than in the morning, shows a study by Spanish researchers. This way of taking the drugs would not only lead to better control of blood pressure, but also...

First detection of a heavy element born from the collision of neutron stars

Strontium, a chemical element used in the manufacture of red fireworks, was detected for the first time in space using the Very Large Telescope (TGT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) located in Chile. This detection confirms the possibility that...